AC 2008-1763: ANALYSIS OF TABLET PC BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN FRESHMAN TO JUNIOR LEVEL ENGINEERING COURSES Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University VINOD K. LOHANI is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Education and an adjunct faculty in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. He received a Ph.D. in civil engineering from Virginia Tech in 1995. His areas of teaching and research include engineering education, international collaboration and hydrology & water resources. Ricky Castles, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Ricky Castles is a PhD student in computer engineering at Virginia Tech. He holds a BS and MS degree in computer engineering, also from Virginia Tech. He is also currently in pursuit of a second MS degree in industrial and systems engineering. Mr. Castles research interests include educational modeling and knowledge representation. Aditya Johri, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Dr. Johri is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. He obtained a PhD in learning science and technology design from Stanford in 2007. Some areas of his research include geographically distributed & virtual work, and design and examination of socio?technical infrastructure for learning. Dewey Spangler, Virginia Western Community College Dewey Spangler is an instructor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. Mr. Spangler holds an M.S. in Civil Engineering and a P.E. license in the Commonwealth of Virginia. His research interests involve active magnetic bearings, product design, K-12 engineering education, solid mechanics, and non-linear structural mechanics. He is currently pursuing a Ph. D. in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Virginia Tech. David Kibler, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Kibler is a professor in the civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in hydrology and water resources. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Page 13.203.1